Bible Geography

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Bible Geography
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OCEANS
Arctic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Southern Ocean
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CONTINENTS
Europe
Asia
North America
Africa
South America
Australia
Antarctica
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Black Sea
Caspian Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Persian Gulf
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Black Sea
Caspian Sea
Asia
Europe
Mediterranean Sea
Persian Gulf
Red Sea
Africa
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Black Sea
Caspian Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Persian Gulf
Red Sea
REVIEW
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Prominent Features
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Prominent Features
Mediterranean Sea
Sea of Galilee
Mt. Carmel
Jordan River
Dead Sea
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4 ½ miles long 3 ½ miles wide 220 ASL
Merom Josh. 111-9
Lake Hula
Sea of Galilee
Sea of Galilee Mt. 1529 Gennesaret Lk.
51-11 Mk. 116-18 Sea of Tiberias Jn. 61 Sea
of Chinnoreth Num. 3411 Josh. 1327
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Chorazin Mt. 1121 Lk. 1013
Bethsaida Lk. 910-17 Jn. 144 Jn. 1221
Bethsaida
Chorazin
Capernaum
Capernaum Mt. 412-16 Lk. 431 Lk. 1015
33 miles
13 miles
8 miles
690 BSL
Tiberias Jn. 615-27
Tiberias
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Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Dead Sea
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Tigris River
Euphrates River
Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia
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Dry River Beds (Wadis)
Gen. 1518 Josh. 2143- 45 Josh. 2311- 16
Wadi el Arish
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Gen. 84 Jer. 5127
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I Kgs. 1819, 20 II Kgs. 225 II Kgs. 425 S. of
Sol. 75
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Dt. 1129 Dt. 274-6, 11-13 Josh. 830-34
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Judges 97 Jn. 420
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Josh. 2429, 30 I Sam. 11, 19, 20
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Gen. 84 Jer. 5127
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Gen. 3121-25 Gen. 3725 Judges 73 S. of Sol. 41
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Dt. 38, 9 Dt. 448 Josh. 121
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Ex. 31 Ex. 176 Dt. 16 (Num. 1011-13) I Kgs.
89 I Kgs. 198-16 Ps. 10619 Mal. 44
Also Mt. Horeb
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Gen. 2222 I Chron. 21?II Chron. 31
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Num. 2712-14 Num. 3347, 48 Dt. 327 Dt.
3249-52 Dt. 341-5
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II Sam. 1530 Acts 112 Mt. 243 Mt. 2630 Lk.
2137 Lk. 2239-47
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II Kgs. 1931 Ps. 742 Is. 1012 Joel 232 (Is.
22-4 Acts 216)
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Gomer
Occupied what is now Europe and most of Asia
Magog
Medes
Madai
Japheth
Javan
Greeks
The most remote from Biblical Israel
Tubal
Meshech
From these developed the Aryan Indo-European
peoples
Tiras
Ethiopians
Cush
Egyptians
Mizraim
These settled mainly in Africa, some in western
Asia
Ham
Noah
Put
Modern Somaliland
Phoenicians, Philistines, Canaanites
Canaan
Elamites
Elam
Assyrians
Asshur
From these developed the Semitic people
Shem
Hebrews
Arphaxad
Lydians, Mysians, Carians
Lud
Aramaeans
Aram
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Gomer
Magog
Madai
Japheth
Javan
Tubal
Meshech
Tiras
Cush
Mizraim
Ham
Noah
Put
Canaan
Abram
Elam
Reu
Serug
Nahor
Terah
Asshur
Shem
Arphaxad
Shalah
Eber
Peleg
Lud
Hebrews
Aram
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Reuben
Simeon
Levi
Judah
Jesus
Dan
Naphtali
Jacob
Gad
Asher
Issachar
Zebulon
Abraham (Sarah)
Isaac
Ephraim
Joseph
Manasseh
Benjamin
Esau
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Sahara Desert
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Technically, worlds 2nd largest desert- 3.5
million mi.2
Land area of continental United States- 3.54
million mi.2
Half of the Sahara receives less than 1 annual
rainfall
The other half receives up to 4 annual rainfall
Highest recorded temperature- 136o
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Arabian Peninsula
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Syria
Lebanon
Iran
Iraq
Jordan
Kuwait
Israel
900,000 mi.2
Qatar
1.38 annual rainfall
U.A.E.
Saudi Arabia
Summer temperature- 104o-122o
Oman
Yemen
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Syrian Desert
Arabian Desert
200,000 mi2
5 annual rainfall
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Syrian Desert
Sahara Desert
Arabian Desert
Fertile Crescent
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Long history, reached its greatest geographical
extent during time of Isaiah (700 B.C.)
With such kings as Tigleth-pilesar (II Kgs. 16,
17), Sargon (Is. 201), Shalmaneser (II Kgs.
189) and Sennacharib (II Kgs. 18, 19) and its
capital city of Nineveh (Jonah), its history is
often intermingled with Israels
In 721 B.C., Israel taken captive by and absorbed
into Assyrian empire
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Under Nebuchadnezzar (II Kgs. 24, 25 Jer.,
Dan.), Babylon conquered Syria and Palestine
after the fall of Assyria
Successors to Nebuchadnezzar were Nabonidus and
Belshazzar (Dan. 5)
Babylonian rule was short-lived (606-539 B.C.)
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Cyrus overthrew the Medes and conquered Babylon
Permitted Jewish captives taken by Nebuchadnezzar
to return to Jerusalem and rebuild their temple
(Is. 4428-454 Dan. 528 Ezra 11-4)
Its great rulers included Cambyses, Xerxes
(Ahasueres of Esther) and Artaxerxes (Neh. 2)
The overthrow of the Medo-Persian Empire by
Alexander marked the end of empires in the
Fertile Crescent
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Under the Persian ruler Cambyses the empire
spread into Egypt and brought an end to the rule
of the Pharaohs
Persian Empire maintained its inde-pendence for
200 years before being conquered by Alexander the
Great
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With the fall of the Persian Empire to Alexander
(330 B.C.), control of the region moved out of
the Fertile Crescent, and Europe controlled the
East for the first time
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Acts 71-8
Gen. 2520 282 487
Gen. 2741-282
Gen. 1127-129
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Canaan Palestine?
Palestine Land of Philistia Joel 34
Palestina Ex. 1514 Is. 1429 Isa. 1431
Canaan (88 verses) Gen. 1131 125 1312 Gen.
171-8 Josh. 227-10
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Gen. 131-4
Gen. 1210-20
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Sarah died (Gen. 232) and buried (Gen. 2319)
Given to Caleb for his inheritance (Josh.
1413-15)
David first anointed as king (II Sam. 21-4)
served as king in Hebron for 7 ½ years (II Sam.
211)
Absalom began his revolt against David (II Sam.
1510)
Also Kirjatharba (Gen. 232), Arbah (Gen. 3527)
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